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Former JPD officer arrested for impersonating

A man who once worked for the Jackson Police Department is accused of impersonating an officer.

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Updated: 5:19 PM CDT Apr 2, 2014

Former JPD officer arrested for impersonating

A man who once worked for the Jackson Police Department is accused of impersonating an officer.

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WEBVTT NEW AT FIVE... A FAKE COP ARREST-- FOR A FORMER JACKSON POLICEOFFICER.AS 16 WAPT'S ANDREW KINSEYREPORTS --THIS IS NOT HIS FIRST RUN INWITH THE LAW.22 YEAR OLD MARCUS JOHNSON - ISFACINGPOLICE IMPERSONATION CHARGES..BUT ACCORDING TO J- P-D HE USEDTO BE AREAL COP...IS THIS A VIOLATION OF THEPUBLICSTRUST? ABSOLUTELY - AND I THINKIT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLEAS TO WHY HE IS A FORMER JPDOFFICER. MONDAY - OFFICERSARRESTED THE FORMER OFFICER ATTHE PALASADES APARMENTS NEARJACKSON STATE... A FEMALE JSUSTUDENT TOLD POLICE THATJOHNSON TRIEDTO WRITE HER A FAKE TICKET....ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT -THESTUDENT SAYS JOHNSON WROTE HER AFAKE CITATION - USING A REALOFFICERSBADGE NUMBER - AND A OLD JPDTICKET BOOK.THE VICTIM CLAIMS JOHNSONOFFERED TOFIX THE TICKET IF SHE WOULDQUOTE: "HOOKUP WITH HIM"...WE DON'T CONDONE THIS TYPE OFBEHAVIOR - I THINK IT ISPROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST THINGSIS TO USE POLICE POWERS - THATTHEY ARE NOT ENTITLED TO THISWEEK OFFICERS SWARMED JOHNSON'SCAR.. AND FOUND SEVERAL PIECESOFEVIDENCE - INCLUDING A STOLENPOLICERADIO. NOW JOHNSON'S FACINGFALSE PRETENSE, GRANDLARCENY AND 2 COUNTS OFIMPERSONATING A OFFICER.ANY IDEA HOW HE ALLEGEDLY GOTTHIS JPD RADIO? DON'T KNOW, BUTWE PLAN ON FINDING OUT - AND WEWILL HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE ANDPROSECUTE HIM TO THE FULLESTEXTENT OF THE LAW.THIS ISN'T THE FIRST RUN IN WITHTHE LAWFOR JOHNSON.. LAST YEAR THE 22YEAROLD - RESIGNED FROM J-P-D AFTERPOLICE IN RIDGELAND ARRESTEDHIM FOR CARELESS DRIVING,SPEEDING,AND NO PROOF OF INSURANCE.BACK IN 2009 - PROSECUTORS CLAIMHE FAILED TO PAY 120- DOLLARSFOR ASHOPLIFTING-CHARGE -- HE WASACCUSED OFSTEALING A WATCH FROM J-CPENNEY.THE IMPORTANT THING IS - THAT WEKNOW ABOUT IT - AND THAT HE HASBEEN CAUGHT IN JACKSON - AK 16WAPT NEWS.JOHNSON IS OUT OF JAIL TONIGHT-- ON A 5- THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.

Former JPD officer arrested for impersonating

A man who once worked for the Jackson Police Department is accused of impersonating an officer.